It may be trite and cliche, but sometimes its true. Now shouldn’t you be taking care of Hubby Rick, Mrs. Teasdale?
Are you SURE you’re a lawyer, RR? Because the REAL lawyers seem to be running rings around you…
Evidently he went to Michael Brown Law School. I hear he’s doing a heck of a job running that thing.
Dude, the “you’re not a real lawyer” schtick got old months ago. All the cool kids are now on my ass for being a “Randian.”
Something bad like torturing innocent people to death?
Hey, dead or not, it’s not torture if you can get a justice department lawyer to say it’s not torture, or so I’m told.
You can recognize him by his Dorothy Over the Rainbow shoes…
Oh come on, that’s not so bad, is it ?
Besides, that’s just proof Libertarians are right to think all gubmint is Eeeevil. Win-win !
False dichotomy.
pinches cheek Oooooh, you’re soooo cute when you try to be insulting, isn’t he boys and girls?
elucidator, I tried to link your name to the post, but the stupid software told me it went over “five lines”. (Coding counts too?)
Actually, no it’s not; torture policy and the Guantanamo kangaroo courts are part and parcel of the pervasive disregard for human rights and the rule of law that for the last eight years have poisoned our collective soul. Regardless, I’ll take my false dichotomy over your true lobotomy any day, sport.
Uh, so you don’t know what a false dichotomy is. Not sure why you felt the need to display your ignorance for all and sundry, but whatever floats your boat.
Never mind the fact that the first paragraph is a complete non-sequitur: How dd you get a thorn into “opportunity” like that?
How is the first paragraph a complete non-sequitur? If the writers of this article can say that not many detainees have comprehensive case files and have everyone here believe it, then why won’t everyone believe me when I say there are very few attractive women in NYC?
Also, the thorn happens sometimes when I type on my blackberry. I’ve tried to get it to appear on purpose but can’t.
I prefer “whatever tickles your pickle,” myself. Let’s see how wikipedia defines false dichotomies, shall we?
“The informal fallacy of false dilemma (also called false dichotomy, the either-or fallacy) involves a situation in which only two alternatives are considered, when in fact there are other options.”
I suppose you think I’m saying that either we need valid legal proceedings at Guantanamo or people will be tortured to death. That wasn’t what I was saying, but even if it was, it would also be kinda true, albeit hyperbolic: the disregard for the rule of law can lead to horrible human rights abuses (cite: the last eight years). In any case, I thought you weren’t dunderheaded enough to realize that I was being somewhat facetious. But hey, clearly I misunderestimated you.
Typical librul ACLU claptrap.
-Joe
Oh, so now it’s the “I was just joking” defense. If you really were, then sorry for jumping on your case (including in the sentence immediately preceding this one). However, your post was close enough to the retardedness that others here post and mean without joking that I don’t feel bad for taking you seriously.
ETA: I’m definitely stealing “whatever tickles your pickle”–thanks.
Depending on which model Blackberry you have, either:
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Press and hold a likely key (e.g. t for thorn) and then while still holding the key down, scroll left or right with the trackball; or
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Tap but do not click a likely key, and keep your finger on it until an accent menu appears.
Well, I was “joking” in that I don’t literally think that the horrific miscarriages of justice at Guantanamo directly lead to people being tortured to death. I think it’s undeniable however that both colossal clusterfucks are facets of the same set of criminal policies: when you do not respect human rights and the rule of law, you do horrible shit. If you don’t understand that, then I’m afraid Aesop’s old adage applies to me as well as you:
Arguing on the internet is like competing in the Special Olympics: even if you win, you’re still retarded.
Those writers have actual evidence, is the thing. Do you think that every single media outlet in the country is composed of liberals who will do anything to make the Republican Party and every member of it look bad? News flash: nobody has to exert any effort to make those chumps look like they couldn’t find a detainee’s ass with a smoking gun.